#hardingsdodisney

we spent a week in may in disney world with my dad and sister. it was so much fun and a much needed vacation to go into summer semester. we left saturday morning, had a layover, and got to florida that night. sunday we spent the day relaxing, went to church, and walked around the orlando temple. we also hung out at our resort playing mini golf and using their swan boats.

david is sooo excited. 

birthday boy

this boy turned 24 today. we had a great day full of adventure. we went to breakfast with david's parents at pancake house and it was delish. then we went to seven peaks for a little bit. it wasn't busy and we rode all the slides in 30 minutes. then it got reallllly cold. after that we saw my sister who has been gone on her own adventure in ecuador. then we went to dinner and then we played croquet with the set my parent's gave him for his birthday (he really wanted it). after we played games with my sister and relaxed after our fun filled day. 

this boy is the greatest thing to ever happened to me. so i decided to write out 24 reasons why i love this boy. 

 1. he is the most genuine person i know.

2. he is the kindest person, he never speaks poorly of others

3. he is always up for an adventure

4. he completely accepts my obsession with disney

5. ditto harry potter. 

6. he is the hardest worker i know. he is taking 15 credits this semester and working 40+ hours a week.

7. he keeps me grounded

 8. he is willing to help others always

9. his family is wonderful.

10. he puts everyone else's needs before his own.

11. he will tickle my arm any time i want.

12. he loves mountain biking and all out doorsy stuff and has taught me to love it as well. 

13. he dresses up in disney hats with me. 

14. he plays games endlessly with me.

15. he finds joys in all the simple things. 

16. he loves the gospel. 

 18. he serves the lord always

19. he has dreams big

20. he encourages me to fulfill my dreams everyday.

21. he helps me with my homework. 

22. he makes me feel smarter than i am. 

23. he is patient beyond words. 

24.he is absolutely perfect for me. 

little moments-april

i feel like quite a few things happened in april, but i can't actually remember everything. the semester ended and i had a small little break from school which was fantastic. 

meghan had a panini party that fell on april fools day. me luke and randi decided to see how many pranks we could pull. it was quite fun. 

 one of my oldest and dearest friends came to utah for a visit. i haven't seen him in 4 years, since before my mission. he and his beautiful fiancee are getting married here in july and it was so fun to catch up. 

 this picture is sideways but one afternoon luke and i went exploring around salt lake. he helped me learn more photgraphy skills. 

 my dear sister went through the ogden temple, it was so fun to celebrate with her. 

 david and i have a goal to hit every temple in utah, thank you meghan for helping us pass off ogden. 

 this was in march but spencer (david's brother) got his mission call! he is going to chesapeake, va leaving in july! we are so excited for him. 

epic east coast road trip part 1-day five

our day in philadelphia was pretty relaxing. meg and i had been there countless times, and david really just wanted to see the historical sites. we have watched this temple being built from pretty much the start. it is incredible how far they have gotten since we last saw it a little over a year ago.

epic east coast road trip part 1-day three and four

day three we went to church with dave and erica and explored mt. vernon a little bit. the colors were gorgeous but the weather was windy and cold. we also explored arlington national cemetary and watched the changing of the guard. it is always humbling to be in a place where there are so many stories.

epic east coast road trip part 1-day two

day two was all about the museums. i wanted to see the holocaust museum, meghan and david- the air and space museum, and we all wanted to see the museum of american history. how can you pass up a chance to see those ruby red slippers?

 it was raining that day and meghan was the only one smart enough to bring an umbrella but we did not let that dampen our spirits. we planned to head to the holocaust museum to get tickets for later that day and on the way to the museum, we just so happened to pass by the washington monument and sent david to see if he could get tickets to go up. i was doubtful they had any, but we lucked out and scored them for the perfect time. 

epic east coast road trip part 1-day 1

david and i have a goal to visit every state in the united states together. we have seen most separate, but now we want experience them all with each other. i call this our epic east coast road trip part 1 because when i graduate we plan to hit up new york and the north eastern united states. we are lucky because david has such a large family and they are located all over the states and it just so happens that he has cousins in washington d.c. who graciously allowed us to come visit. d.c. is david's favorite place ever and one of my most favorites and this turned out to be the perfect time to make the journey before his cousin's move this summer. it also helps that my dad lives in philadelphia part-time so we had a place to stay there as well.